Shovels, toques, and booster cables were out early this year as the first real taste of winter hit Fort Frances on Thursday morning. Police have been busy as drivers re-familiarize themselves with the annual winter conditions. “The roads right now are terrible. We are advising drivers to slow down and […]
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Big ideas can come from a “coffee club.” And Barb Stainke, co-owner of the Bonnie Blue here with her husband, Chris, has dreamed up an event so grand in scale it would get into the Guinness Book of World Records—a non-stop 48-hour softball game. Dreamed up over the summer, during […]
Off Lake Evangelical Church held its annual fall supper and variety show fundraiser Sunday evening, with a packed house of about 90 people turning out. The 90-minute show, which featured 18 acts on the program, was very well received by those on hand. It consisted of vocals, instrumentals, and a […]
Local women clearly showed their support for breast cancer awareness as more than 200 attended the biennial “Luncheon of Hope” on Saturday at La Place Rendez-Vous. “It’s great to see women off all ages here today,” said co-organizer Karen Egan of the Rainy River District Breast Health Network. “Breast cancer […]
A transportation safety board investigation has determined a fuel shortage caused a small plane to land short of the runway here Saturday afternoon. “The pilot changed tanks while at normal circuit altitude. I guess he was running low and he thought he had a bit of fuel in other tank,” […]
Hallowe’en wouldn’t be the same without candy and as the clock winds down to the annual “Scott Street Scare” next Wednesday, organizer Sandra McNay said more donations are needed. “As far as donations go, they’ve been really appreciated. But we could always use more candy,” McNay said yesterday, noting she […]
Electricity consumers in Fort Frances will be paying less towards Ontario Hydro’s debt than most other communities across the province. When the competitive electricity market opens in the province, all consumers will have to pay a 0.7 cent per kilowatt-hour Debt Retirement Charge (DRC) to pay off the former Ontario […]
The Tri-Force Drug Unit is looking to track down six more people in connection with a $2 million drug bust and the arrest of 11 others last week, including a Fort Frances woman. Det. Sgt. John Horne said yesterday two people are being located in Thunder Bay while another Northwestern […]
A bid by Fort Frances to annex portions of land in the townships of Alberton and Miscampbell into its boundaries has hit a snag. Although Alberton council and residents disliked the idea, when Miscampbell supported the move to put the Fort Frances landfill and land near the Fort Frances Airport […]
As first reported in last Thursday’s Daily Bulletin, Fort Frances Jail employees Larry Tucker and Shane McDonald received Awards for Exceptional Bravery—and praise from the minister of Correctional Services—for their actions during the 19-hour standoff here back in June. “I’m not supposed to say too much because of the investigation […]
A $500,000 price tag to refurbish the Northwestern Ontario Recycle Association’s processing plant in Dryden is the final blow for the organization, which is about to hand over operations to a Thunder Bay company. “We’ve asked municipalities to respond by Nov. 9. It’s either that or shut down,” noted NORA […]
Facing a heavy debt burden, deteriorating trucks, and a delay in government funding, the Northwestern Ontario Recycling Association (NORA) may hand over its operations to a private contractor. That would mean a new system with clear plastic bags, bi-weekly pick-ups, and a chance for NORA to recover from a steadily […]
